1. Being in focus or brought into focus
   - focussed 
2. (of light rays) converging on a point
   "focused light rays can set something afire"
   - focussed 
3. Of an optical system (e.g. eye or opera glasses) adjusted to produce a clear image

1. Direct one's attention on something
   "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
   - concentrate, center [US], centre [Brit, Cdn], pore, rivet 
2. Cause to converge on or toward a central point
   "Focus the light on this image" 
3. Bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions
   - concenter [US], concentre [Brit, Cdn], focalize, focalise [Brit] 
4. Become focussed or come into focus
   "The light focused"
   - focalize, focalise [Brit] 
5. Put (an image) into focus
   "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie"
   - focalize, focalise [Brit], sharpen

See also: adjusted, convergent, focus on, focusing, focussing

Type of: adapt, adjust, align, aline [non-standard], cerebrate, cogitate, conform, correct, line up, set, sharpen, think

Antonym: blur, unfocused

Encyclopedia: Focus

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